Plates: Seperate sections of the lithosphere. Scientific Theory: Well tested concept that explains a wide range of observations. Plate Tectonics: Geological theory that states that pices of Earth's lithosphere are in constant slow motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle. Faults: Breaks in Earth's crust where rocks ave sliped past each other. Transform Boundary: Place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions. Divergent Boundary: when two plate move apart, or diverge. Rift Valley: a deep valley along a divergent boundary. Convergent Boundary: a place where two plates come together, or converge.
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The Theory of Plate Tectonics
Vocabulary
Plates: Seperate sections of the lithosphere.
Scientific Theory: Well tested concept that explains a wide range of observations.
Plate Tectonics: Geological theory that states that pices of Earth's lithosphere are in constant slow motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
Faults: Breaks in Earth's crust where rocks ave sliped past each other.
Transform Boundary: Place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions.
Divergent Boundary: when two plate move apart, or diverge.
Rift Valley: a deep valley along a divergent boundary.
Convergent Boundary: a place where two plates come together, or converge.
Outline
A theory of plate motion
Plate boundaries
The continents slow dance